Only as Good as the Data: Newly Discovered Death Complicates COVID-19 Timeline

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🗓️ 22 April 2020

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Officials say the first known death from COVID-19 in the US happened weeks earlier than they realized. We’ll tell you what that might mean for the projection models everyone has been relying on. Meanwhile: a new study shows that a drug some were hopeful about might not actually help fight COVID-19. We’ll look at how the search for a COVID-19 treatment is going. Also on today’s show: a new software update you might not want to miss. Call and leave us a voicemail at: 646-461-6370 to shout-out a loved one or share how you’re helping your community during the pandemic. You might hear your message on the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Wednesday, April 22nd.
0:02.8	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.2	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day
0:06.8	and giving you the context on why they matter.
0:09.6	Today, officials say the first known deaths in the US
0:12.7	due to COVID-19 have been weeks earlier than they realized.
0:16.6	We'll tell you why that matters.
0:18.8	Then, a new study shows that a drug many claim
0:21.3	can fight COVID-19 doesn't actually work.
0:24.6	We'll tell you what the study says
0:26.0	about the larger search for a treatment.
0:28.4	And finally, time for a software update.
0:31.1	Here's one you might not want to put off.
0:33.8	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:35.8	Let's skim this.
0:40.1	OK, the COVID-19 pandemic is a rapidly changing story
0:43.8	with lots of moving parts.
0:45.3	And we're going to help you sort out what exactly you need to know,
0:48.2	starting with the three big developments of the day.
0:51.6	Overnight, we learned about two new COVID-19 cases in California,
0:55.9	two people who hadn't been on any recent trips
0:58.3	or near infected people.
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